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A ten-year-old boy with a pulmonary nodule secondary to Cryptococcus neoformans: case report and review of the literature.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Dec; 22(12):1089-93.PI

Abstract

Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an uncommonly recognized disease of childhood. Among immunocompetent and non-HIV-infected individuals, pulmonary cryptococcosis may be asymptomatic or present with chronic, nondescript symptomatology. In this report we describe a 10-year-old with malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone and a pulmonary nodule secondary to Cryptococcus neoformans. We use this case as a background to review the pediatric literature regarding pulmonary cryptococcosis and to discuss the utility of immunohistochemistry for diagnosis of this clinical entity.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Sweeney DA
Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Caserta MT
No affiliation info available
Korones DN
No affiliation info available
Casadevall A
No affiliation info available
Goldman DL
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Antifungal AgentsBiopsy, NeedleBone NeoplasmsChildCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansFollow-Up StudiesHistiocytoma, Benign FibrousHumansImmunocompromised HostImmunohistochemistryLung Diseases, FungalMaleOpportunistic InfectionsRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment Outcome

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

14688572

Citation

Sweeney, Daniel A., et al. "A Ten-year-old Boy With a Pulmonary Nodule Secondary to Cryptococcus Neoformans: Case Report and Review of the Literature." The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol. 22, no. 12, 2003, pp. 1089-93.
Sweeney DA, Caserta MT, Korones DN, et al. A ten-year-old boy with a pulmonary nodule secondary to Cryptococcus neoformans: case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003;22(12):1089-93.
Sweeney, D. A., Caserta, M. T., Korones, D. N., Casadevall, A., & Goldman, D. L. (2003). A ten-year-old boy with a pulmonary nodule secondary to Cryptococcus neoformans: case report and review of the literature. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 22(12), 1089-93.
Sweeney DA, et al. A Ten-year-old Boy With a Pulmonary Nodule Secondary to Cryptococcus Neoformans: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003;22(12):1089-93. PubMed PMID: 14688572.
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